Abstract
Across one of two millstones planted in the cemetery of Saint Charles Catholic Church in Marion County near Lebanon, someone has written, If these historic millstones could talk, what interesting tales they could tell. Both millstones were used by Catholic priests in the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The Jesuits ran a few schools in Kentucky, most notably Saint Mary's College near Lebanon from 1832 to 1846 and Saint Joseph's College in Bardstown from 1848 to 1868. Historians have described these institutions briefly, yet have hardly covered the entire experience of Jesuits in Kentucky and have only vaguely referred to one significant fact: both colleges were sustained in part by slave labor. In other words, not only Jesuits but also slaves may have turned those millstones. Careful investigation of the historical record actually reveals that the institution of slavery not only assisted the Jesuits in Kentucky but also contributed to their decision to leave the state.'
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